teenage boy. the contra costa county district attorney's office has charged 52-year-old joel kaufman with molestation and secretly videotaping another boy undressing in a bathroom. he was arrested in august for the same thing but was never charged. kaufman lives in orinda and coaches of baseball teams all over the bay area. most recently, the california smoke baseball club. he has times in palo alto high school and bishop o'dowd in oakland. it is not known if the two victims played on his teams. anyone with information is urged to call orinda police extra police on air gone high school in san mateo following a threat of violence posted online. it was posted anonymously on the facebook confession page where students go to post problems and hear back from other students about potential solutions. clifford knauss is a leading expert on how people interact

with technology. one possible cause is that facebook and other social media reduce the need for face to face int actions among young people. >> they become extremely stressful. there is pressure on social media to be more positive on things like facebook pages. in some sense, the only place they can express their negative feelings become these anonymous sites. >> police are not releasing the exact content of this threat. some parents telling nbc bay area they are considering keeping their children out of school today. because the anonymous posts on facebook confession page. argon high school says it is taking it very seriously. we are getting new pictures from israel this morning in the president's middle east visit. mahmoud abbas is speaking. president is about to speak. he is also getting ready to hold a press conference, a joint press conference with the

leader. just hours before the two met, new violence in the region, "today in the bay's" tracie potts has the details. >> reporter: two rockets, one hit an empty field. no one injured. israelis blamed palestinian militants. president obama landed this morning meeting with mahmoud abbas. >> there was very little said except peace was in the interest of israel. >> i believe israel's security will be enhanced with a resolution to this issue. >> experts say the u.s. could play a key role. >> they have to exert leadership and push both sides to reach an understanding and find peace between the palestinians and the israelis or this issue will be exploited. >> reporter: on iran, developing a nuclear weapon.

they agree it is at least a year away. despite differences in their approach, netanyahu seems satisfied with mr. obama's commitment. >> i am convinced that the president is determined to prevent iran from getting nuclear weapons. >> diplomacy and sanctions must be augmented by clear military example. >> the president goes to see the dead sea skroels. in the israeli post, 10e7b8% have a favorable view of president obama. tracie potts, nbc news, washington. the woman accused of kicking a toddler in golden state park will be back in court today. sabrina bell was supposed to be arraigned last week. police say she did not appear because she was yelling and screaming inside of her holding

cell. police say bell kicked a young girl right in the chest on march 11th, knocking her down to the pavement. the girl was not seriously injured. she also allegedly threaten aid young woman at that park. a cyclist accused of hitting and killing a ped in san francisco's castro district facing vehicular manslaughter charges today. chris boucher ran multiple stop signs before running into sue khi wi and killing him. the man accused of stealing a taxi and ramming a police car, the judge is deciding whether he should be released without bail and placed into a rehab facility. they say he was drunk when he ran the car forcing officers to shoot at him. russell was not hurt. he remains in jail 4:36. a teen robbery suspect on the run after attacking two people near downtown san jose.

police say a teenage boy approached a man at 19th and san antonio not far from san jose high school. he demanded money. the suspect hit him in the head with an on jek. the suspect escaped with cash. the oakland auditor released a report showing some city council members inappropriately influencing city operations. that revealed 14 different times council members or their aides interfering in administrative affairs. they include a council member interfering with two city recreation centers. another threatening a city's employee work assignment and a council aide improperly asking staff to reduce the aide's parking fees. they will have to decide what kind of punishment, if any, the violators will face.

>> any need to put off -- >> the american indian charter school says it will appeal the oakland unified school decision to shut down the school at the end of the year. they are making the decision to revoke the charter late last night saying the schools are financially mismanaged and engaging in illegal activity. parents of students at the school say they are upset because of the school's high performance track record. the students at aims have the highest academic performance index scores in the entire district. let's check the forecast with meteorologist, christina loren and see what's ahead weatherwise. >> a beautiful day shape willing up. not just beautiful temperatures and clear skies, we have better air quality thanks to the rain and pollen levels have dropped off. if you had to stay indoors because of your algas, come on back outside or open the windows in your home and air it out. it will be spectacular for the

next few days. 40 in sonoma. napa, 44. 48 in san francisco. temperatures are going to be rather mild. plenty of cloud cover overhead. windy conditions. you want to travel cautiously. as we head throughout the day, winds are going to increase. we stopped the clock at about 4:00 p.m. winds pretty gusty. we are getting the reds at the coast. 20-30-mile-per-hour sustained wind. temperatures with the wind coming in are going to be very comfortable. 68 degrees on the way to napa. 67 for livermore. 67 in san jose. the 70s just around the corner. can't wait to show you your seven-day outlook. we still need the rain. we have more on the way as well. let's get you on the way to

work. good morning. folks in the bay bridge poll plaza, easy, light drive from the looks of the toll plaza. about an hour ago, a big rig hit one of the toll plazas. no one was injured. the truck was over the shoulder chp still has that in their incident report. there might be a distraction over on the shoulder but you can slow past the scene and not have any delays. a smooth drive over from the berkeley curve to the bay bridge toll plaza and down the freeway. on the peninsula side, south 280, reports of a wrongway driver heading south on the northbound side in the fashion the lane. chp getting a number of reports. be careful traveling 280 around 380 in both directions. it is not quite clear what's going on, confusing reporting somebody on the wrong side of the freeway. over foster sit sti, san mateo bridge, clear, again, we

will track 280. back to you. the golden gate bridge is about to go cashless. the new electronic tolling system is set to go in effect in less than a week. they will hold a public hearing to discuss raising the speed limit for the toll plaza from 15 miles per hour to 25. other bridges in the bay area have limits of 25 miles per hour in the fast-track lanes only. if approved, the new speed limit would take effect with the electronic tolling system that goes online next wednesday. >> 4:had 1. a tradition. we can call it basketball and beverages. the san jose bar is opening up getting ready for march madness. >> ncaa tip-off at 11:10 this morning. the eight teams playing in san jose got a chance to check out the court yesterday. >> among those teams, cal, which starts its quest for the final four at precisely 4:37. the bears taking on the running

rebels of unlv. the bears, the number 12 seed in the eastern region. bob redell will be bringing us all the action coming up in about half an hour. it is a big day. st. mary's also will be playing today. all the way in auburn hills, michigan. they play memphis at 11:45 this morning. gaels fans can gather at dryden hall at st. mary's to cheer on their men and a watch party at pete's tavern. >> the gales may be a long ways away in detroit but they are very close to your heart. a very special day for one bay area company coming up next. >> plus, tweetening the deal. how you can soon early the free cup of joe even faster at starbucks. a commercial pilot tries to bring his passengers down

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good thursday morning. live pictures from the west bank where the president is visiting the mideast there visiting with the palestinian authority. something we are monitoring all morning long.

4:46. today is a very special day for san francisco's twitter. >> congratulations. >> let's have cake. the first twitter happened on march 21st, 2006. it said, just setting up my twitter but today, twitter has more than 200 million users. >> with the success they are enjoying, i imagine quite the swaree will be going on. concerns over what's happening in europe continue to drive the markets down. for a look at weather today, a day to turn things around and a look at starbucks on the verge of making a change you are likely going to like. we turn things over to seema mody. she is live at cnbc world headquarters wednesday, u.s. stocks finished strong after the federal reserve announced its plans to continue with bond buying sim plus programs. the dow hit a new intra-day high but lost closing up only 55 points, snapping a three-day

losing streak of ten points on the nasdaq. finishing strong on 20 points on the day. the european futures are in the red. the senate has approved a funding bill that will avert a government shutdown next week. it keeps government agencies and programs funded through the end of the fiscal year and keeps in place the $85 billion in automatic spending cuts. it has to go back to the house of representatives where it is expected to pass. the starbucks company is expanding their loyalty program to the grocery store. customers can put their starbucks package coffee purchase bought in supermarkets towards their my starbucks rewards allowing them to redeem food and drink at locations. they hope to expand to other products like frap chew know bottles after a storm delay, the start of the competition at the

u.s. alpine championship get underway in tahoe, in squaw valley. today, the women's giant slalom and then the men will take over in the afternoon. the events run through sunday. so i would imagine they got a little bit of snow up there. clearing, good for today's event? >> they needed that snow. so we picked up by 6 inches in the higher elevation. we are looking good. we are going to take you live to tahoe this morning, have a live report coming up right around 6:15 if you can still around for that. if you are heading out the front door, keep in mind you have some winds picking up. san jose, 48. temperatures mostly in the 50s, upper 40s. as we head throughout the day, they are going to climb close to 70 degrees. i wanted to show you your satellite radar. over the past 15, 20 minutes, they are starting to clear you out. right now, i have nothing to show you in terms of showers coming down across the bay area, changes ahead as high pressure builds in. this is a strong ridge of high

pressure. it is going to boost the storm track to the north and keep it there just about all weekend long. then, as we head throughout next week, we have the storm tracker right back here. we need the rain this time of year and it looks like we are going to get a pretty good amount as we head through the middle of next week. we are actually looking pretty good in terms of our average. 64, san jose and 66 in los gatos. temperatures are going to climb. we are at 72 degrees by saturday. that means, go ahead and make those outdoor plans this weekend. it is going to be comfortable. a lot of people kicking offspring break, college students and your little ones might be as well. you can get them outdoors through monday. tuesday and wednesday, we bring back the rain. it is also going to help keep the atmosphere clean in terms of the pollen creeping around. that's good news. our pollen numbers will creep up this weekend. the levels will drop as we get the next round. >> the nation's leading

pediatrician group coming out in support of gay marriage. the american academy of pediatrics showing research showing a stable relationship between parents contributes to a child's well-being while a parent's sexual orientation has no effect on the child's development. a group published this new policy online. this report coming as the u.s. supreme court appears to hear two separate gay marriage cases next week. >> a bay area landmark commemorating a big-time mark. 52 years ago alcatraz closed as a federal penitentiary. they opened an exhibit of never-before-seen photos. a former prisoner, i guess better than a current prisoner, along with guards that worked on alcatraz will be on hand for this event. nbc bay area will be at today's exhibit and have a full report at 5:00 tonight. 4:51. tense moments as a commuter

plane is forced to make an emergency landing with only one working engine. you can see the propeller isn't spinning on one side tichlts on the other. the plane carrying two dozen passengers landed safely in toronto yesterday. no one was hurt. the twin engine plane was having hydraulic problems but the pilot managed to touch down with no trouble. ended up being smooth sailing there. it is 4:51. we will tell you about one former san francisco giant telling us about why he will not be joining the former team even if they ask him. he has designed gowns for the first lady and now helping out a bay area charity. >> oakland, nice bright lights coming southbound. camera shakes a bit. road crews on the move. we will talk about the wrong-way driver we have been updating on the peninsula coming up.

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it's marching to the beat of a different drum. and where beauty meets brains. it's big ideas with smaller footprints. and knowing there's always more in the world to see. it's the all-new lincoln mkz. welcome back. we take you live to the middle east where president obama is making his first trip over to israel since being elected president. this is day two. he is holding a joint president conference with mahmoud abbas. we will keep you posted. to baseball, former giant, ryan theriot is explaining why

he is not at spring trarning in arizona. he says he doesn't want to be anybody's backup. the giants have marco scutaro locked into a long-term deal at second base, which is the position theriot placed. he says he will only play if he is the number one guy. if there are no options, he is happy being a full-time dad and maybe a player agent. we will keep our eyes on this one. speaking of the world champion giants, it continues the victory tour and it will be in san mateo and city hall starting at 1:00. a chance to get out and have your photo snapped. it makes a cool christmas card. the giants trophy will tour the bay area until opening day, april 5th. it is 4:55. the man who first created michelle obama's well-known inauguration ball gown using the

bay area to show off his 2013 collection. jason wu hosting a run ray show tonight at san francisco city hall. proceeds will benefit the san francisco opera guild. he rocketed to fame aft first lady wore one of his designs to the 2009 inaugural ball. she chose another wu dress for the 2013 inauguration. tonight's show starts at 6:00 and the event not surprisingly is sold out. >> he is very talented. a cool name for a designer when you stretch it out, wu. one dress took it from wu who? to woo-hoo. a nice, smooth drive here. no problems throughout the north bay. we had the wrongway driver reported on the peninsula. we are closing this incident. we could do have a car stopped somewhere along the corridor and

presumably they have that person. back to you. it is 4:57 right now. a different kind of yosemite. we will tell you about the major changes proposed that could make your trip to the national park quite a bit different the next time around. new details on the youth baseball coach accused of molesting a teenage boy.

a warrant is out for the arrest of a bay area baseball coach charged with molesting one teenage boy. good morning. i'm marla tallez live from palo alto with that story coming up. now that the rain is gone, temperatures are going to climb. we have a great-looking weekend. you can actually get on out there and enjoy it with lower pollen levels. changes ahead. we have more rain in the forecast. we will show you when. rain is gone. i can see clearly now. 880 moves smoothly here in fremont. we have one of your off ramps that might be blocked by a truck there. we will talk about what's going on coming up. >> reporter: your trip to yosemite could soon be a whole

lot different. how about no bike, horse or raft rentals. we will tell you what's behind this and how you could weigh in on it tonight in san francisco. right now, a live look at hp pavilion. the ncaa basketball tournament. march madness descending on that arena. cal bears will be tipping off later today. we will tell you about that later on this thursday, march 21st. this is "today in the bay." thanks for joining us. i'm john garcia kelly. joel kaufman, who has worked with teens from palo alto to san leandro being charged with molesting a teenage boy. now, authorities have issued a warrant for his arrest. today's marla tallez live in palo alto where kaufman was once

a high school baseball coach. palo alto is one of the school's listed on joel kaufman's resume. he coached one season back in 2006. he is officially charged with several felonies and a few misdemeanors for crimes he committed against several minors. officials believe there are more victims. we can show you what he looks like. we have a mug shot of 52-year-old joel kaufman. this was taken in august when he was arrested for the same thing. charges were not filed then because police had not finished their investigation. kaufman lives in orinda and a $300,000 warrant is out for his arrest. the contra costa county district attorney says he molested one teen boy younger than 14 over a span of seven years in this time frame in '05 to 2012, he is accused of drugging this boy and then raping him.